Chapter 108 With your kind of behavior, isn't it normal for me to be unfilial?
When the group of people arrived, Ye Li stood up, but she made no move to kneel.
Jiang Gong was even more furious, "Jiang Li! You unfilial daughter, kneel down before me!"
Ye Li glanced at Jiang Gong, "With a father like you who abandoned his wife and children to climb the social ladder and abused his first wife, isn't it normal for me to be unfilial?"
Jiang Gong was initially shocked that Jiang Li, who was usually so obedient, would speak to him in such a tone. Then he realized that she had actually exposed the shameful affair from back then in front of the Crown Prince. He was so angry that his lips trembled and his face turned as red as a pig's liver.
"How dare you slander your own father! This is utterly outrageous!"
Seeing Jiang Gong's angry expression, Ye Li felt as if she saw Qingyu Zhenren for a moment.
When Master Qingyu gets angry, he will also scold her for being "insolent".
Every time she heard those two words, she would feel uneasy, as if she had done something wrong and offended her master.
Now, she suddenly understood.
Her audacity wasn't due to anything she did wrong, but rather because she revealed what he had done, thus humiliating him.
That's how Master Qingyu is.
Jiang Gong was the same.
At this moment, facing Jiang Gongshi, who also wanted to use his father's authority to suppress her, Ye Li said without any mercy, "Doing something wrong isn't considered presumptuous, but saying it out loud is?"
"you!"
Jiang Gongzheng was about to step forward and teach Ye Li a lesson when Madam Jiang stopped him.
"Husband, I told you long ago that this girl has gone mad. I think she'll only cause trouble if she stays in our house. We should just take out Liu Niang's indenture and sell them off!"
Ye Li remained silent, coldly observing Jiang Gong.
If he still had any goodwill in his heart, she wouldn't have gone to such extremes.
Jiang Gong hesitated, after all, Liu Niang was his first wife, and Jiang Li had now joined the Tianmen Sect...
“Husband! I know you are soft-hearted, but this girl is spreading rumors everywhere, isn’t that tarnishing our reputation?”
As Madam Jiang spoke, she looked back and said, "Is the Crown Prince still here?"
Jiang Gong suddenly realized, "Yes! The Crown Prince is here today!"
If he doesn't deal with this mother and daughter, and the news of him abandoning his wife and children reaches the capital, will he still be able to maintain his status as a royal merchant?
Thinking of this, Jiang Gong said ruthlessly, "Your Highness, Liu Niang is an embroiderer in my clothing shop. She shamelessly seduced me. My wife and I kindly took her in as a concubine, but she went around saying that she was my first wife. Today she made a scene in front of Your Highness. She is truly guilty of a heinous crime. In order to clear my name, I will sell the two of them off right now!"
"Guards! Drag this disloyal and unfilial daughter out of here!"
Ye Li's eyes turned cold, and just as she was about to make a move, a thin figure rushed out of the house and hugged her tightly.
"No one is allowed to touch my daughter!"
The usually gentle Liu Niang stood in front of Ye Li, pointing at Jiang Gong and tearfully accusing him, "I'm shameless? Back then, you were still an apprentice in my father's shop. Before my father passed away, you promised him that you would love and care for me for the rest of your life. You married a noblewoman for wealth and status, abandoned me, and made me a concubine, and Xiao Li became an illegitimate daughter as well! Who is truly shameless here!"
"What nonsense are you spouting, you bitch!"
Madam Jiang went up to slap him, but her wrist was stopped.
Ye Li said coldly, "I told you, if you bully my mother again, I will not let you get away with it."
"You brat, you've gone too far... Ah!"
Before Madam Jiang could finish her sentence, she was lifted off the ground and fell headfirst into the water vat in the yard in a very ungraceful manner.
"Help... glug glug..."
Seeing Madam Jiang's disheveled appearance, Duke Jiang was nearly driven mad with anger. He rushed over to hurl insults, "You shameless... ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, he leaped into the air and plunged headfirst into another water tank.
"Glug glug-"
Two jars, four legs side by side, struggling like a toad, looking strangely comical.
Xiu'e couldn't help but laugh out loud and quickly covered her mouth.
Having witnessed the entire incident, the Crown Prince frowned. "How could there be such a rude woman in the world, daring to beat her parents! And she did it right in front of me, the Crown Prince! She simply doesn't respect me at all!"
Ye Li indeed didn't take him seriously, and didn't even give him a glance before helping Liu Niang walk inside.
The prince had never been ignored like this before, and he reached out to grab her shoulder.
Ye Li dodged away without turning her head.
"stop!"
Crown Prince Pei Yunque of Yanyang had been pampered since childhood, and this was the first time he had been ignored like this. He was furious. "I am the Crown Prince of Yanyang! How dare you be so disrespectful! Do you not want the position of the Jiang family's imperial merchant?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Li stopped in her tracks.
Pei Yunque raised his chin slightly, his eyes revealing an arrogant condescension.
Ha, now you're scared, aren't you?
However, Ye Li thought differently. Although she wanted to take Liu Niang away, Jiang Gong's character was such that letting him continue to comfortably be a royal merchant was too lenient for him.
Ye Li then glanced at Pei Yun Que and said, "So what if they are imperial merchants? They are just dealing in gold and silver for mortal kings. Our Jiang family doesn't even deign to look down on them."
Pei Yunque's expression shifted from astonishment to anger. "How dare you speak to me like that!"
Ye Li pointed at Jiang Gong, who was being pulled out of the water and coughing up water, and said, "My father doesn't even respect the king, let alone you."
Pei Yunque was furious: "How dare the Jiang family, a mere family, be so arrogant! I will write a letter immediately and punish you severely!"
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Meanwhile, Jiang Gong was unaware of the impending disaster. He had barely caught his breath when he saw Pei Yun Que storming off.
"The Crown Prince?"
"Get out of my way!"
Jiang Gong wanted to give chase, but he had just drunk a lot of water, and after running a few steps, his limbs went weak, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted.
"master!"
"lady!"
"..."
While the Jiang family was in complete chaos, Ye Li left the Jiang family with Liu Niang and Xiu'e.
Having spent over twenty years here, Liu Niang's bundle was only a small one. She stood inside the gate, looking back at the Jiang residence.
Ye Li had already stepped down the stairs and softly called out, "Mother."
"Why-"
Liu Niang took one last look at the Jiang family's house before finally stepping out the door.
She stepped out of the prison that had confined her for over twenty years.
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Ye Li temporarily settled Liu Niang at the inn.
When I went downstairs for lunch at noon, I overheard the people at the next table talking, "Have you heard? Master Jiang's words and actions were inappropriate and offended the Crown Prince. His status as a royal merchant has been taken down."
"What? Oh dear, Lord Jiang has been profiting off his status as a royal merchant, and now he's lost everything."
"That's not all. I heard that the people who went to collect the account books and seals discovered that Lord Jiang had embezzled a lot of money and grain for his own use, and they said they would investigate."
Hearing this, Ye Li thought the Crown Prince was quite quick to act. As the discussion grew louder, she subconsciously glanced at Liu Niang.
But Liu Niang acted as if she hadn't heard her and put food on her plate.
Seeing Ye Li looking at her, she put down her chopsticks and said in a low voice, "Now that I've left the Jiang family, the Jiang family's affairs are no longer my concern, Xiao Li, don't worry."
Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Okay, let's eat."
Xiu'e was also very happy to have escaped the den of demons. She raised her wine cup and said, "This is our first meal since we came out. This servant toasts you."
"..."
The atmosphere here was harmonious and joyful, while the Lotus Gate was in complete chaos because of Ye Li.
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